WARNING: This fic contains incest.
You've been warned so you shouldn't flame me about it later. I should mention that this doesn't really have a specific spot in the time line. In the manga it would be after book 9 (the one where Tsuruko shows up) and before book 13. I have no idea in the anime. I'm sorry for the long AN!
Disclaim: I don't own Love Hina, and I don't think that I would want to. Just select characters, like Motoko and Tsuruko and Mutsumi and Kaolla. Yeah, yeah them. And.. and maybe Haruka.
Cognitive Process
Chapter 1: Visitation
Motoko sighed as she walked up the steps to the Hinata House. She'd had this ominous feeling all day, and couldn't quite shake it.
"I hope that 'whatever' is going to happen. I don't know how much longer I can take this!" she exclaimed as she slid the front door open.
"I'm back!" She shouted as took off her shoes, and noticed an unfamiliar pair with the others. 'I wonder who is visiting.'
Shrugging to herself, she went up to her room, and was shocked, to say the least, when she slid her door open. "Ts-Ts-Tsuruko!" Motoko gaped at her elder sister from the doorway, "What are you doing here?" She continued to stare at her sister, who hadn't said anything thing yet, she hadn't even turned around from her position facing away from Motoko.
'What could Oneesama be doing here so recently after her last visit? We already agreed I could stay here to train as well as to study for Tokyo U.'
"Motoko, dear. Come in and close the door. Do you need to be punished for forgetting your manners?" Tsuruko said without turning around.
Something in Tsuruko's voice made Motoko react instantly. Stepping into the room, Motoko slid the door shut, and then cautiously approached her elder sister. "Oneesan? Are you all right?" Motoko carefully placed a hand on her elder sister's shoulder. "Is anything wrong?"
Tsuruko turned to face Motoko, and Motoko was shocked at the puffy red eyes, and the tears sitting in her big sister's eyes. 'Whoever made Ruko-chan cry, I swear I'll make you sorry! No one causes Ruko- chan anguish, not without grave consequences!'
Motoko quickly engulfed her older sister in a comforting hug, drawing her head to her shoulder. "Ruko-chan, what's the matter? Please tell me." Because of the hug Motoko missed the slight widening of her sister's eyes.
"I... I caught Uwaki ... ch-cheating on me with Y-Y-Yamiko!" Motoko gasped when Tsuruko finished stuttering out her sentence. Yamiko was Tsuruko's best friend. They had grown, trained, and worked together ever since Motoko could remember, probably long before that.
"But sister, you were so happy together!" Motoko didn't /like/ them being together, but they /did/ seem happy.
Tsuruko bitterly chuckled lightly, "Apparently not. Oh, Motoko-chan what will I do? I don't want to go back yet, I don't think I could."
Motoko pulled her sister to her tighter, "Then don't, stay here with me for a while. We could train together again, or just spend time with each other." Tsuruko nodded against Motoko's shoulder. "Good." Motoko pulled back from her sister to look her in the eyes. "Let's go get you cleaned up. Or perhaps you would prefer to soak in the Hot Springs for a while?"
Tsuruko said she'd prefer to just go wash up, so Motoko showed her to the bathroom, and waited outside for her elder sister to finish up. Just then she saw Shinobu walking down the hall.
"Oh! Motoko, I was just coming to get you. It's time for dinner."
"Thank you, Shinobu. Could you please set a place for one more person? My sister will be staying here for supper."
"All right." With that Shinobu was off on her way back to the kitchen.
"You just about done, Oneesan? Supper is ready." Tsuruko stepped out as Motoko finished talking. In place of her tear-streaked face, was her usual, if you didn't include the demon Motoko-punishing face, pleasant smile. She inclined her head slightly, indicating to Motoko they could go.
Motoko lead them down to the dining room and showed her sister where to sit then sat down at her usual space. The rest of the Hinata residents appeared shortly after and began supper, talking about banal topics.
Nearing the end of the dinner Motoko got everyone's attention. "Excuse me everyone. I hope you don't mind, but my elder sister will be staying a while. I hope you all will treat her as you would me."
Everyone just nodded to show that they understood, and would gladly include Tsuruko in their home lives. Keitaro got up and walked over to Tsuruko.
"I'm Keitaro the landlord. You might remember me from our previous meeting." Keitaro bowed, but in a not so unpredictable klutz attack, had miscalculated the space between Tsuruko and himself, causing him to whack his forehead against the top of her head.
While Tsuruko was slightly dazed, Motoko's temper flared. Motoko stood, and pulling the Hinata blade, and became more demonic. "Urashima! How dare you attack Oneesan!" As Keitaro ran desperately away, Motoko gave chase. "ROCK SPLITTING SWORD!" Motoko yelled out one of her techniques, and was satisfied when Keitaro was blown into the stratosphere.
"Motoko! It was only a bump! There was no need to kill him!" Tsuruko said from behind her.
Motoko just looked at her elder sister like she was crazy, but then remembered her sister didn't know Keitaro was near immortal. "Oneesan, he's not dead! Just... blown into the stratosphere..." Motoko winced at how that sounded, but continued on anyway. "Keitaro, he's... Well for such intents and purposes, he is immortal."
"You're more deluded then I thought, Motoko-chan." Tsuruko scolded, while Motoko watched in terror as she saw the demon glint begin to enter her elder sister's eyes. Motoko was about to say something, but was cut off.
"She's right, Miss Tsuruko. I can't count how many times Naru, Motoko, and Su have beaten, blown up, and blown away Sempai, but he's still here." The other's agreed with Shinobu's statement, and Motoko watched, relieved, as her sister calmed down.
"All right then. I'm going to go meditate." Tsuruko left.
The rest of the night past on quietly, and when Keitaro returned, everyone agreed it was time for bed.
Motoko finished brushing her teeth and went back to her room. She had pulled out another futon for her sister earlier in the evening, so all was ready.
Entering her room, Motoko was not prepared for the sudden ambush.
"MOTOKO! Play with me!" Kaolla jumped on Motoko, causing them to fall over. Kaolla began to laugh merrily.
"Not now, Su. It's time for bed, we can play tomorrow," Motoko said as she picked herself up, Kaolla still clinging to her.
"Aww, but I made a new Mecha Tama I wanted to try out!" Motoko just grinned as she carried Kaolla to the bed. As she set her down onto the futon, Motoko saw her sister smiling, bemused, at them.
Motoko blushed slightly, "Eh... Oneesan, this is Kaolla Su. She usually sleeps in here with me. If you would prefer her not to be here, I'm sure Keitaro or Naru wouldn't mind if she joined them." Tsuruko just smiled, which Motoko took as an okay, and went to settling Kaolla for bed.
"Night Motoko and Motoko's big sister."
"Night Su, Oneesan."
There was no reply from Tsuruko, so they assumed she was already asleep.
. . . . . .
End chapter one
I hoped that you liked it! In case somebody doesn't know, Tsuruko is Motoko's elder sister's name. I'm pretty sure they don't tell you in the anime, and in the manga, I have no idea if they say it in the original Japanese version, but it is in the translated one.
Also, I named Tsuruko's husband Uwaki because I think it seemed to fit.
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